Online Poker

Five card Draw After the ante each player is dealt five cards face down. Starting with the player to the dealer's left, each player checks, bets or raises. to open, a player must usually hold a pair of jacks or better. In many games a joker is used, usually as a bug but sometimes as a wild card.

Once the first round of betting is complete, each active player, starting to the dealer's left, has the option of discarding from one to five cards and receiving replacements from the dealer. Sometimes the rules of a game restrict to three the number of cards any player may replace.

After the draw, there is final round of betting, usually starting with the player who opened the pot. In the showdown the best high hand wins.